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Publication Date: 1989
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Instrumental Competence, Self-Efficacy, Linguistic Minorities, and Cultural Therapy: A Preliminary Attempt at Integration.
Spindler, George; Spindler, Louise
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, v20 n1 p36-50 Mar 1989
Discusses how self concept and its adaptations to academic success and failure are related to each other and to "cultural therapy." Analyzes research with a German agricultural community undergoing industrialization, and Menominee Indians adapting to majority culture using the Instrumental Activities Inventory (IAI). Extends the analysis to linguistic minorities' adaptations to unfavorable academic environments. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), American Indians, Competence, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Conflict, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Middle Class Culture, Minority Group Children, Minority Groups, Non English Speaking, Personality Change, Self Concept, Self Concept Measures, Self Efficacy, Student Characteristics
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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